Baseball Recap: Burke Comes Up Short

Burke extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-9. They came up short against the Millard South Patriots, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 back in March.

Landon Foster made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Brayden Pickett was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.

As for Millard South, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-6. Considering they have won seven matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

On Millard South's side, Gavin Christensen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Christensen a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Perich, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Garrett Ketterer, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Looking ahead, Burke will be taking part in a tournament against Omaha South at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Packers have averaged an impressive 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Millard South, they will take on Elkhorn South in a tournament on Friday.